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List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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  1. Red Cross butter tin from Colditz Castle Red Cross butter tin from Colditz Castle This Canadian Creamery Butter tin comes from Colditz Castle in Germany. The tin was part of a Red Cross parcel, sent to ... Contributed by Individual
  2. Royal typewriter Royal typewriter This object is a link to my boyhood, both my parents, and a reminder that had it not been for the Second World War, I ... Contributed by Individual
  3. handmade brick handmade brick I found this brick in a cellar hole on a friend's property in Maine. Cellar holes, or house sites, can be found in ... Contributed by Individual
  4. JFK/Johnson election campaign badge JFK/Johnson election campaign badge this badge represents the beginnings of a huge change in world affairs. The sixties began with a feeling of hope for a ... Contributed by Individual
  5. Kodak No. 2 Box Brownie Model E Camera Kodak No. 2 Box Brownie Model E Camera Kodak no 2. Box Brownie. It was the world's most popular camera and succeeded in making photography an activity for ... Contributed by Individual
  6. Hudson's Bay Bark Letter Hudson's Bay Bark Letter My grandmother left this letter written on birch bark. July 29 18 Phillips Hudson's Bay Exploratory Party Fort ... Contributed by Individual
  7. Box Brownie camera Box Brownie camera The first Box Brownie model appeared in 1900. This is a model 2A, made in or shortly after 1916. (It still works!) It ... Contributed by Individual
  8. Hand made finishing nails Hand made finishing nails Robert Clark, a journeyman carpenter, immigrated from Perthshire, Scotland to Annan Ontario in 1860 where he purchased a ... Contributed by Individual
  9. Roller skates Roller skates These skates were rescued from a skip in 1981 and are the same as I played with as a child in the 1950's in the North ... Contributed by Individual
  10. Micrometer. Starrett & Co.USA Micrometer. Starrett & Co.USA This is a well used Starrett 1" Micrometer originally belong to T.Prendergast who was probably a toolmaker or instrument ... Contributed by Individual
  11. Two Silver Cigarette Cases Two Silver Cigarette Cases These two cigarette cases were gifts between a pilot and Amy Johnson, the famous aviatrix who was born in Hull, UK. They ... Contributed by Individual
  12. Gendron Wheelchair Gendron Wheelchair This, unusual, hand crank operated wheelchair was donated to Enham by the American Red Cross to help with the care and ... Contributed by Individual
  13. Rotary Egg beater Rotary Egg beater Invented by Willis JOhnson, the egg beater was patented in 1884. Originally he inented the device as a mixing machine ... Contributed by Individual
  14. Parlor guitar Parlor guitar This is a reproduction of a late 1800s parlor guitar by the Martin Guitar company. Parlor or parlour guitar usually ... Contributed by Individual
  15. Native American Arrow Heads Native American Arrow Heads A collection of Native American Arrowheads. Most are from the Wampanoag and Mohegan nations. In addition to ... Contributed by Individual
  16. Map of the Northern Hemishpere - 1946 Map of the Northern Hemishpere - 1946 Map of the Northern Hemisphere, 1946. Produced by the National Geographical Society, Washington DC. The North Pole is at ... Contributed by Individual
  17. Cornish pasty money box Cornish pasty money box THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. KING EDWARD MINE. The Cornish pasty is an ... Contributed by Museum
  18. 'Am I Not a Man and a Brother?' 'Am I Not a Man and a Brother?' This engraving, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Bayou Bend’s object, is an original printed broadside that depicts a ... Contributed by Individual
  19. War Bonnet, Blood Tribe War Bonnet, Blood Tribe Swept-back bonnet; no trail; immature eagle feathers; ermine tails; pony bead browband and rosettes; felt skull cap. Contributed by Museum
  20. Inuit Snow Knife or Pana Inuit Snow Knife or Pana It was about 1980 when I bought this object,from an antiques dealer in Ruislip, I was struck with the objects tactility, ... Contributed by Individual
  21. Ghost Dance Shirt Ghost Dance Shirt Replica of a Ghost Dance Shirt used at the Battle of Wounded Knee. The original was returned to the Lakota in 1999. Contributed by Museum
  22. A Holy Bible A Holy Bible In 1975 my grandfather gave my father a Holy Bible that he had bought in the USA. It was made in a place called Iowa ... Contributed by Individual
  23. credit card credit card How do credit cards work? You would have to go to the bank machine and slot your card in and then the machine would ask ... Contributed by Individual
  24. No 2 Folding Autographic Brownie Camera No 2 Folding Autographic Brownie Camera My Great Grandad bought this camera and it has been all around Britain. In the war they were not allowed cameras ... Contributed by Individual
  25. American Vietnam war helmet (M1 helmet) American Vietnam war helmet (M1 helmet) It is a helmet that was worn in the Vietnam war. We do not know who exactly wore it. It was worn by infantry men. It ... Contributed by Individual
  26. North American buckskin map North American buckskin map Map made of deer skin showing the Ohio River, USA drawn by Native Americans and traded with Europeans Contributed by The British Museum
  27. Direct link with D Day Direct link with D Day These are the Night Glasses through which my father first saw the coast of Normandy from the bridge of his landing craft ... Contributed by Individual
  28. Promotional Photograph of Movie star Promotional Photograph of Movie star In 1918, when Otto F. Leopold. president of the Pompeian Manufacturing Company of Cleveland, Ohio, decided to advertise ... Contributed by Individual
  29. Golden Brooch Golden Brooch This was designed by Miriam Haskell who was a renowned jewellery designer working in America between 1926 to 1950. This ... Contributed by Individual
  30. Hologram of Maiman's laser Hologram of Maiman's laser Theodore Maiman created the world's first laser in 1960. Since then, this revolutionary light source has been ... Contributed by Individual
  31. First nation canadian dolls First nation canadian dolls My great Aunt Elsa emigrated to Canada c 1920 where she was a housekeeper at an Anglican Mission school in ... Contributed by Individual
  32. First Commercial Transistor First Commercial Transistor I would say that this is the one object in the Modern world that has truly changed the world. The Transistor is an ... Contributed by Individual
  33. Great Grandad's micrometer Great Grandad's micrometer The micrometer is used in engineering to make very small, very accurate measurements. This one belonged to my Great ... Contributed by Individual
  34. Designs for an early TV Designs for an early TV My great uncle, Pieter Vermeer from Limburg in the Netherlands, designed an "Apparatus for Eletrical Transmission of ... Contributed by Individual
  35. The Modem, key to the communication age The Modem, key to the communication age The modem is a plain plastic and metal box the size of a paper back book with a few flashing lights. Its appearance ... Contributed by Individual
  36. Electric guitar pickup Electric guitar pickup Well I guess you could argue that the electric guitar pickup changes (through Rock and Roll)our entire culture, one of ... Contributed by Individual
  37. Silicon transistor Silicon transistor This semiconductor device replaced the function of the thermionic valve and has allowed, in combination with ... Contributed by Individual
  38. Silicon chip disc Silicon chip disc The highly polished silicon disc is a thing of beauty and encompasses a history of technology looking back to the simple ... Contributed by Individual
  39. Silver mirror and amethyst brooch Silver mirror and amethyst brooch This was given to me when I was a child in London in the 1960s by an old lady - a spinster - who lodged with my next ... Contributed by Individual
  40. Silver Dollar recovered after 9/11 Silver Dollar recovered after 9/11 My object is an American Silver Dollar, often called a Silver Eagle. This is a pure silver bullion coin weighing one ... Contributed by Individual
  41. Supreme Projector, Keystone MFG. Co. Supreme Projector, Keystone MFG. Co. As a small boy, my dad walked with my granddad into Walsall to buy the latest gadget – a home movie projector – and ... Contributed by Individual
  42. Leather Postcard Leather Postcard This was posted from Canada to a Miss Lizzy Clayton, the contributor's great aunt. It is made of leather and has an ... Contributed by Individual
  43. Leather Postcard Leather Postcard This was posted from Canada to a Miss Lizzy Clayton, the contributor's great aunt. It is made of leather and has an ... Contributed by Individual
  44. Nixon Campaign Badges Nixon Campaign Badges Nixon was at the height of his popularity when these badges were minted, despite concerted opposition to the Vietnam ... Contributed by Individual
  45. JFK Car Souvenir JFK Car Souvenir The election of John F. Kennedy as President was heralded as a new era in US politics. JFK represented the aspirations ... Contributed by Individual
  46. A Business Card A Business Card It’s only a business card and a cheap one at that. White with a blue graphic that looks like the sun or moon in the ... Contributed by Individual
  47. Capitol stock certificate Capitol stock certificate This certificate represents the boom of raw materiel and petroleum production in the western United States during the ... Contributed by Individual
  48. engraved Hamilton pocket watch engraved Hamilton pocket watch This is one of the last remnants of a family that has all but died out in the passing of time. Contributed by Individual
  49. A piece of a computer A piece of a computer This is a piece of the CDC 7600 Polstar computer that was used at GCHQ and played a vital role in the work there. The ... Contributed by Individual
  50. Akan drum Akan drum West African drum found in Virginia, USA in the 1700s probably brought from Africa on a slave trading voyage Contributed by The British Museum

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